Howard,Philip Sidney and Edmund Spenser There were not so many prose writers.In the beginning period, 5 the great humanist,Thomas More,wrote his famous prose work "Utopia",which may be thought of as the first literary masterpiece of the English Renaissance.In Elizabethan Period,Francis Bacon wrote more than fifty excellent essays,which make him one of the best essayists in English literature. 3.1 Poetry in the Renaissance Period 1).Thomas Wyatt(1503-1542) 5 He is the first to introduce the sonnet into English literature. 2).Philip Sidney (1554-86) Astrophel and Stella 3).EdmundSpenser(1552-1599) 5 Spenser is often referred to as"the poets'poet". Spenser's fame in English literature is chiefly based upon his masterpiece The Faerie Queene. In 1579,he wrote The Shepherd's Calendar,a pastoral poem in twelve books,one for each month ofthe year. Writing Features of "The Faerie Queene" a.The long poem is written in the form of allegory.It has sweet melody and its lines are very musical. b.Spenser invented a new verse form for this poem.The verse Howard, Philip Sidney and Edmund Spenser. There were not so many prose writers. In the beginning period, the great humanist, Thomas More, wrote his famous prose work "Utopia", which may be thought of as the first literary masterpiece of the English Renaissance. In Elizabethan Period, Francis Bacon wrote more than fifty excellent essays, which make him one of the best essayists in English literature. 3.1 Poetry in the Renaissance Period 1). Thomas Wyatt(1503-1542) He is the first to introduce the sonnet into English literature. 2). Philip Sidney (1554-86) Astrophel and Stella 3). Edmund Spenser (1552 -1599) Spenser is often referred to as "the poets' poet". Spenser’s fame in English literature is chiefly based upon his masterpiece The Faerie Queene. In 1579, he wrote The Shepherd’s Calendar, a pastoral poem in twelve books, one for each month of the year. Writing Features of “The Faerie Queene” a. The long poem is written in the form of allegory. It has sweet melody and its lines are very musical. b. Spenser invented a new verse form for this poem. The verse 5’ 5’ 5’ 5’